Senior Blockchain Security Engineer

Senior Blockchain Security Engineer

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world's financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Blockchain Security Engineer to join our Information Security Division - ISD Digital Asset Security. This role is located in New York, NY, Pittsburgh, PA, or Lake Mary, FL (northern Orlando) via 3-4 days per week in office.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Design and implement secure blockchain architectures, including smart contract development and deployment
• Conduct security assessments and risk analyses of blockchain systems and protocols
• Develop and maintain cloud-based security solutions to protect blockchain infrastructure
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate blockchain security requirements in Digital Asset products
• Contribute to the development and implementation of security architecture, standards, procedures, and guidelines for Digital Asset security.
• Perform secure code review audits for smart contracts and traditional web2 Digital Asset applications.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging blockchain security threats and technologies, applying this knowledge to improve our security posture

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required, advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in information security or related technology experience required, experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.

Preferred Experience & Knowledge:

• 5+ years of experience in blockchain security, with a focus on cloud security (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
• Strong understanding of blockchain protocols, smart contract development, and cryptocurrency security
• Experience with smart contract development and security auditing (Solidity).
• Enterprise software development and security engineering experience
• Key management and wallet best practices specific to digital asset use cases
• Strong understanding of cryptography including multi-party computation, key management best practices, cryptographic protocols, hardware security modules, etc.
• Threat Modeling experience along with Red/Blue/Purple team familiarity
• Blockchain, cryptocurrency forensics, cloud security, secure deployment pipelines, and infrastructure as code security
• Systems Security (security architecture, application security, database security, network security, mobile security, cloud security, data center security, defensive development, SSDLC (secure software development life cycle), static code analysis, dynamic code analysis, system analysis)
• Enterprise Security (compliance, security strategy and tactics, physical security, security awareness training, threat and risk assessment, forensics, proactive and reactive corporate security programs)
• Physical and operational security design
• Business continuity and disaster recovery for digital assets
• Cyber engineering, attack and malware analysis, security intelligence and research

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here's a few of our awards:

• America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
• World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN - 100% score, 2023-2024
• "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
• Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023

Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $113,000 and $246,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and company- sponsored benefit programs.

This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.